Once off contract, consider pushing hard on the Sprint folks again. I know someone who is with AT&T and he needed to talk to someone at a higher corporate level to finally authorize the unlocking of the phone. If Sprint won't budge, then consider a jailbreak to accomplish what you want. I can't say more by e-mail because Congress has declared cell phone unlocking a crime punishable by imprisonment.
Kelly On 8/12/13, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Sieghard > > Yes, I was also thinking of dropping Rob a message about this same topic. > I’ve been listening to his podcast for roughly a year now. I often get good > recommendations on apps mentioned in his podcast and the occasional tip for > the solution to a problem or bug. Quite informative. > > Thank you for the suggestion. > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 9:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Unlocking a Sprint 4S > > > > Just in case you don’t get any replies here you might want to contact Rob > from the Today in iOS podcast. Just outline the basic facts, i.e. that you > have a 4S from Sprint, that you want to upgrade to the new iPhone and give > this one to your wife and ask him to put the question about unlocking a > CDMA > phone to the audience. Then make sure you listen to the Podcast to see if > he > reads or plays your question and check back a week later to see if somebody > called in with any suggestions. > > Before I went to Thailand this spring I asked him to check with the Today > in > iOS audience about suggestions for getting a SIM and prepaid plan there and > I was amazed by how many people called in or send an email. I received such > good advice and reviews of the carriers in Thailand that it was super easy > when I got there. > > The Viphone community is pretty big now and there are some very experienced > people on here, but my guess is that the Today in iOS audience counts in > the > tens of thousands from all over the world and I find the Podcast super > informative. If you want to write to him or send a recorded voice message , > you can do so by emailing [email protected] or you can call 206-MoonDog > (666-6364) and leave a voice mail with your question. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Cristóbal > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Unlocking a Sprint 4S > > > > Hello list, > > > > So I’m due for an upgrade on the first of next month. I plan on upgrading > to > the new iPhone when it comes out, but will be keeping my 4S and will be > giving it to my wife who doesn’t really care for her Android device and > wants to switch platforms. She and I are on a larger family plan and though > she was due for an upgrade a few months back, we figured this would be the > better way to go since the 4S is still a pretty snazzy phone and she’s > really not that much of a cell phone user. She’s interested in some of the > new super basic plans that are coming out even though she can remain on the > Sprint plan. Naturally Sprint is hemming and hawing about how unlocking > isn’t possible and Apple has rules, blah, blah, but even if carrier > unlocking isn’t possible (which I don’t believe) we should at least be able > to sim unlock the phone. We both travel internationally for work and family > and as the 4S is both a CDMA and GSm device, this is one of the reasons we > want to hang on to it. > > > > I’ve read mixed information and experiences on forums and sites and such > having to do with GPP unlocking packages or turbo sims, but really, she nor > I am interested in jail breaking the phone for some of the offered > solutions. > > > > My question is if others on here have indeed been able to unlock their 4S > from Sprint to either use with another CDMA carrier or even with one of the > GSM providers? If so, and again, not including a jailbreak method how did > they do it? Is it really just a question of being persistent with Sprint? > I’m not really pushing it now, but figured I’d get a better idea before I > get my new device and have this 4S free. I actually took it in since one of > the volume buttons jammed on me and I have insurance on the phone. The > Sprint rep at first wanted to charge me the $200.00 deductible to replace > it, but I said no way to that. A jammed volume button doesn’t need a full > phone replacement especially when I’m going to get a brand new phone next > month and since I’ve got insurance on it anyway. He supposedly went in the > back to talk to his supervisor (whatever…) and said that they’d this one > time swap out the phone for free. So I guess if anything, I’ll have a > practically new or at least refurbished new phone for a few weeks that we > can sell if unlocking is too much of a hassle and turn around and buy a > 16gb > iPhone 5 or something with the same money and go with any carrier at that > point. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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